Stand for sadirons



Jan. 15 1924 c. H. HOOK STAND FOR SADIRONS Filed Sent. 13, 1920 FIG. 2

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STFaND FOR SADIRONS.

Application filed September 13, 1520. Serial No. {139,890,

Sadirons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof.

My invention relates to stands for sup porting sad irons the like and ithas for its object to provide a sad iron stand which shall be economicaland simple in construction and which shall be convenient andlabor-saving in operation.

My invention provides a sad iron stand having the novel "features of aheat-insulating member which holds the sad iron only a short distanceabove the ironing board, together with an inclined plate over which theiron may be slid without lifting, so that the iron may be placed uponthe stand by the same motion which removes the iron from the articlebeing ironed. In addition, my improved sad iron stand, for simplicity inconstruction, is composed of a single sheet of metal bent to form theseveral parts of the stand and containing a sheet or pad of asbestos or.other heat insulating material and provided, if desired, with a springclamp for attaching the sad iron to an ironing board, table, or thelike.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. l is a perspective View of a portion ofan ironing board equipped. with a sad iron stand constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe sad iron stand and the ironing board; and Fig. 3 is a transversesectional View, the section being taken substantially along the line3-3, Fig. 2.

The essential parts of my sad iron stand, as shown in the drawing, are aflat box-like body portion 2, an inclined plate 3, a sheet or pad 4: ofasbestos or other suitable heat insulating material, a. stop or ledge 5for limiting the movement of the iron, and a spring clamp '6 which maybe employed, if desired, for attaching the stand to the ironing board 7.'As best shown in. Fig. 2, the body portion. 2, the sloping plate 3, andthe Stop 5 are all formed from a single sheet of metal which ispreferably Swedish iron or nickel-plated sheet steel, although any othersuitable metal may of course be employed. Side lugs or flanges 8 areformed integral with the sheet metal adjacent to the body I portion 2and when the parts are assembled these flanges are turned down, as shownin l and 3, to enclose the heat insulating filling material 4:. Thebottom plate 9 has an upturned flange 10 which encloses the front edgeof the insulating pad l and also supports the upper edge or the inclinedplate 3. i

i The device is made by stamping from a she t of metal a blank of theproper size and shape to form the various parts ofthe stand and theblank 15 bent into the shape shown in the drawing, suitably by means ofa power; press, according to the methods,

well known in the art of sheetmetal Ware maklng. The insulating pad l 1sthen sl pped into the body portion and the side flanges 8 are turneddown to hold the insulating material in place.

The stand as thus far described may be used without further attachments,the spring clamp 6 being omitted. If it is desired to provide the clamp6 it may be attached in the manner shown in the drawing. Two ears 11 arestruck up from the bottom plate 9 and are provided with holes to receivethe bent ends 12 of the clamp 6 which is made of spring wire of suchsize and shape that the ends 12 are retained in the cars 11 by springtension. The wires extend through the asbestos filling material as shownin F 2 and come out the rear of the stand through holes 13. Theintermediate portion of the wire is bent to form a loop 14 which isadapted to extend beneath the ironing board or table 7 and clamp thestand in place. 1

In operation, my improved stand is placed in a convenient position on anironing board or table and when the iron is to be placed on the stand itis slid up the inclined plate 3 by sidewise movement without bodilylifting the iron. Most persons, when ironing, do not take-the trouble tolift the iron upon the stand when stopping for a short time. but allowthe iron to rest upon the board which eventually chars the board or itscovering. With my improved stand it is just as easy to'slide the ironupon. the stand as upon any other part of the ironing board but the ironis merely slid sidewise upon the stand.

While I have herein shown and described the embodiment of my inventionwhich I now prefer to employ and which is simple and economical, it willbe understood that this construction may be modified in many detailswithout departing from my invention. I therefore desire that nolimitations be imposed upon my invention except such as are indicatedinthe appended claims.

I claim as my. invention:

1. A sad iron stand comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form thetop, bottom and the front and rear sides of a box-like body portionhaving an upstanding flange at one edge and having a inclined planeportion at its opposite edge, ears struck upfrom the bottom of the saidbody portion and provided with openings for receiving a clamping member,the rear of the said body portion being provided with other openings toadmit the said clamping mem her, and a filling of heat-insulatingmaterial contained within the said body portion.

2. A sad iron stand comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form thetop, bottom and the front and rear sides of a box-like body portionhaving an upstanding flangeat one edge and having an inclined planeportion at its opposite edge, ears struck up from the bottom of the saidbody portion and provided with openings for receiving a clamping member,the rear of the said body portion being provided with other openings toadmit the said clamping member, a filling of heat-insulating materialcontained within the said body portion, and side flanges formed integralwith the said metal sheet for retaining the said insulating materialwithin the said body portion.

3. A sad iron stand comprising a single sheet of metal bent to form thetop, bottom and the front and rear sides of a box-like body portionhaving an upstanding flange at one edge and having an inclined planeportion at its opposite edge, a filling of heat-insulating materialcontained within the said body portion, and side flanges formed integralwith the said metal sheet for retaining the said insulating materialwithin the said body portion.

In testimony whereof I, the said CHARLES H. Hoon, have hereunto set myhand.

CHARLES H. HOOK. Witnesses J OHN F. WILL, EnIrr-r K. Fnnnsn.

